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In the western group of caves of the Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad, Vajrapani is depicted as a bodhisattva with his vajra in a tableau, a votive panel of sculptural composition in which he in a standing posture (the only extant figure) over a lotus to the left of a Buddha in a dhyanasana. In this panel he is adorned with a tall crown, two ...
The Ajanta Caves are 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave ... Above the pillars and also behind the stupa are colorful paintings of the Buddha with Padmapani and Vajrapani ...
023 Cave 1, Vajrapani, Ajanta Caves 1-12, Aurangabad, photograph by Anandajoti Bhikkhu: JPEG file comment: Cave 1, Vajrapani, Ajanta Caves 1-12, Aurangabad, photograph by Anandajoti Bhikkhu: Orientation: Normal: Horizontal resolution: 300 dpi: Vertical resolution: 300 dpi: Software used: ILCE-6000 v3.20: File change date and time: 00:55, 8 ...
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The history of cave paintings in India or rock art range from drawings and paintings from prehistoric times, beginning in the caves of Central India, typified by those at the Bhimbetka rock shelters from around 10,000 BP, to elaborate frescoes at sites such as the rock-cut artificial caves at Ajanta and Ellora, extending as late as 6th–10th century CE.
English: The Ajanta caves are 30+ rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 CE. Ajanta, Maharashtra, India. Ajanta, Maharashtra, India. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Avalokiteśvara / Padmapani, Ajanta Caves, India In Chinese Buddhism and East Asia, Tangmi practices for the 18-armed form of Avalokiteśvara called Cundī are very popular. The popularity of Cundī is attested by the three extant translations of the Cundī Dhāraṇī Sūtra from Sanskrit to Chinese, made from the end of the seventh century to ...